[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 46, Volume 4]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 46CFR127.440]

[Page 435]
 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
    CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (CONTINUED)
 
PART 127--CONSTRUCTION AND ARRANGEMENTS--Table of Contents
 
   Subpart D--Construction of Windows, Visibility, and Operability of 
                                Coverings
 
Sec. 127.440  Operability of window coverings.

    Any covering or protection placed over a window or porthole that 
could be used as a means of escape must be able to be readily removed or 
opened. It must be possible to open or remove the covering or protection 
without anyone's having to go onto a weather deck. It may be necessary 
to break the glass of a window or porthole before removing or opening 
the covering or protection.